No thank you, Mr. Pecker — Something unusual happened to me yesterday. Actually, for me it wasn't just unusual—it was a first. I was made an offer I couldn't refuse. Or at least that's what the top people at the National Enquirer thought. I'm glad they thought that, because it emboldened them to put it all in writing.

Trump's lifeline: Democrats' socialism surge — Democrats are flirting with socialism in ways they carefully and clearly ran away from in the past, handing President Trump a new way to unify Republicans — and to club his opponents. — It started with Democrats sitting silently as he railed …

Political giant John Dingell dies at 92 — Michigan Democrat John Dingell, the longest-serving member ever of Congress who helped write most of the nation's major environmental and energy laws, died Thursday, his wife said. He was 92. — The Dearborn statesman was a champion …

Supreme Court Blocks Louisiana Abortion Law — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a Louisiana law that its opponents say could have left the state with only one doctor in a single clinic authorized to provide abortions. — The vote was 5 to 4, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joining …

Saudi Arabia Sought Vice's Help to Build a Media Empire — Saudi Arabia is seeking to build an international media empire to combat the kingdom's rivals and remake its image in the West, and sought a partnership with Vice Media as part of the project, according to people familiar with the efforts.

Bloomberg to announce 2020 decision by end of month — ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday that he'll decide by the end of the month whether to seek the presidency. — The 76-year-old businessman, one of the richest men in the world …

Manafort continued Ukraine work in 2018, prosecutors say — Prosecutors allege that Paul Manafort was working on Ukrainian political matters in 2018, after his indictment in the special counsel's investigation, and also revealed that a former business associate of his who was assessed …

Inside Ralph Northam's plot for survival — RICHMOND, Va. — Ralph Northam might just hang on to his job. — Left for dead a week ago after his disastrous handling of his history with blackface, the Democratic Virginia governor is quietly plotting a survival strategy.

The Biden Fallacy — Struggle against the powerful, not accommodation of their interests, is how America produced the conditions for its greatest social reforms. — There's something odd about the self-described moderates and centrists considering a run for president.